Stent fracture: case report and literature review

Rev Port Cardiol. 2011 Feb;30(2):213-21.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

We report the case of a man presenting with acute myocardial infarction and a history of percutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of a drug-eluting stent, which was now fractured. This case highlights the growing recognition of stent fracture as a potential mechanism for late stent thrombosis in the drug-eluting stent era. Following the case report, we review the literature on the incidence, contributing factors and clinical impact of stent fracture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Drug-Eluting Stents / adverse effects*
  • Endosonography
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects*
  • Radiography
  • Retreatment